8. Typical Foraging Locations and Ecotones

Understanding where to find wild edible plants, focusing on edges of forests, urban–rural transitions, gardens, and backyards.

A forest edge meeting open ground

Forest Edges, Revisited in Depth

Why this kind of edge matters so much.

Where a city meets countryside

Urban–Rural Transition Zones

Another kind of productive edge.

A community garden

Gardens and Shared Allotment Spaces

Cultivated ground, self-seeded edges, and etiquette.

A small backyard

Backyards and Balconies

Your smallest, closest foraging ground.

A riverbank with diverse plants

Shorelines and Riverbanks

Where land meets water.